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No. 863,824. PATBNTED AUG. 20, 1907. J. F. YOUNG & E. L... BRENNAN.

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No. 863,824. PATENTED AUG. 20, 1907. J. F. YOUNG & E. AL. BRENNAN.

MUSIC TURNER.

APrLIoATIoN FILED JUNE 29.1906.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH F. YOUNG AND EDWARD L. BRENNAN, OF MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY.

MUSIC-TURNER Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 20, 1907.

Application filed Tune 26, 1906. Serial No. 323,488.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that we, JOSEPH F. YOUNG and EDWARD L. BRENNAN, bothcitizens of the United States, and residents of Morristown, in thecounty of Morris and State of New Jersey, have invented a new andImproved Music'l`urner, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

This invention relates to music turners, and is intended especially tobe used by piano players for' tur'ning the music set befor'e them.

The object of the invention is to produce a device of this class whichis simple in constr'uction, and which will operate substantiallyautomatically to tur'n the leaves of the music, and further to providesuch an arrangement as will enable the leaves to be returned to theirnormal condition when the piece is to be played a second time.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts tobe mor'e fully descr'ibed hereinafter and particularly set forth in theclaims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings for'rning a part ofthis specification` in which similar' characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a vertical section through the forward portion of a pianoand illustrating the manner in which the device is applied in practice;Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the device, r'epresenting a sheet ofmusic held thereupon; Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the device, certainparts being broken away; Figft is a plan of the device, certain par'tsbeing represented in dotted outline; Fig. 5 is a vertical section takenon the line 5 5 of Fig. 3; Fig. 6 is a section showing details of thereleasing mechanism for the arms turning the leaves; this view is uponan enlarged scale; and Fig. 7 is a vertical section taken on the line7-7 of Fig. 2 and illustrating the releasing mechanism for a replacerwhich moves the arms into their original position when the piece is tobe repeated.

Referring more particularly to the parts, and especially to Fig. 2, lrepresents the fr'ame of the device, which consists of a platepr'escnting a lower bar' 2 and an upper bar' 3. The body of this plateis for'med with openings 4 punched therein, so that a main central bar5y is formed and vertical side bars G, together with an intermediatehorizontal bar 7 as shown. On opposite sides of the central bar 5 theupper' edge of the bar 2 is turned down so as to form a lip 8 againstwhich the lower edge of the music 9 may r'est. Preferably at its middlepoint the upper bar 3 is provided with a barrel l0 on its forwar'd face,within which there is arranged a bracket ll carrying a rigid pin l2 uponwhich arnrs I3 and 14 are attached. These arms extend thr'ouglr acircumferential slot l5 formed in the lower' end of the bar'r'el 10 asshown. Within the barrel l0 the arms I3 and I4 are for'rrredrespectively lstituting a catch to retain the arms.

into springs I6 and I7 which surround the pin 12 and ar'e rigidlyattached thereto. The arm let is offset upwardly so as to connect withthe spring 17 which is disposed above the spring 1G as shown. Thesesprings tend to hold the arms I3 and 14 toward the right, that is,A inthe position of the arm 14. Projecting down from the barrel l0, weprovide a. stem I8, preferably for'nred of wir'e, which is adapted tohold the music folio at its rear edge wher'e the leaves fold.

We provide means for' normally'holding the arms 13 and 14 at the r'iglrtside, and for releasing them one at a time when the leaves of the musicare to be turned. This releasing mechanism 19 is illustr'ated veryclearly in Figs. 5 and G. We provide the upper bar' 3 of the frame Iwith a vertical slot 20 disposed near the extr'einities of the arms I3and 14 when they are disposed toward the r'ight. To the rear side of theframe at this point we attach a rigid bracket 2], and pivot-allyattached to this bracket there is attached a small shoe 22 which extendsthrough the slot 20 and projects on the forward face of the frame. Thisshoe is formed below with a for'war'dly projecting tongue 23 whichpresents a curved forward lip 24 and an abrupt shoulder 25 con- .I ustabove the shoulder 25 on the shoe 22 there is pivoted a pawl 26, thesaid pawl having a tooth 27 which projects down towar'd the shoulder 25as indicated. '.lhis pawl has a long tail 28 which projects inwardlythrough the slot 2O and acts as a counter'balance tending to hold thepawl in a downwardly projecting position. The forward face of the spur'or' tooth 27 is preferably inclined as indicated most clearly in Fig. 6.The forward portion of the shoe 22 which projects over the tongue 23 isformed into a cur'ved lip 29 lying opposite the lip 24. These lipsconverge inwardly as shown, so that they tend to guide the arms 13 andlef into position behind tlre shoulder 25 in a nranner' which will bedcscribed mor'e fully hereinafter.

Upon the rear face of the frame I we provide a resilient spring bar 30,the body of which extends longitudinally of the upper bar' 3 and isrigidly attached upon the r'ear' face thereof by a suitable bracket 3l.Referring to Fig. 3, which shows the rear side of the fr'ame l, thisbar' 3() extends through the shoe 22 aforesaid, and bcyond the shoe itis for'med with a downward extension or arm 32. The resiliency of thisspring bar' 30 normally tends to hold the shoe in an elevated position.In order to enable the shoe to be forced downwardly when desired, thelower extremity of the arm 32 is attached to a lever 33 pivoted at 34upon the r'ear side of the lower bar 2. This lever extends toward thecentral portion of the frame I, at which point it is formed with aforwardly projecting finger' 35 which. extends through a vertical slot3G for'med in the frame l at this point. On the forward side of theframe this finger 35 is formed into a head 36L through which passes athreaded stem 37. This stem is formed below into a foot 38 adapted to bedepressed by ones linger'. Above and below the head 3G" the stem 37 isprovided with a nut 39 which enables the height of the foot to beadjusted.

Referring to Figs. 5 and 6, it should be understood that when the shoe22 is depressed, the spur 27 of the pawl 26 will be forced downwardly soas to engage the innermost of the ar'rns 13 and 14; that is, it willengage the ar'm 14. The ar'rn 13 will then lie on the outer side of thetooth or spur 27, and as the downward movement progresses, it will bereleased from the shoulder 25, as indicated in Fig. 6. The resiliency ofthe springl of this ar'rn then operates to throw the ar'm over to theopposite position in such a way that it may be the means of turning aleaf of the music. In or'der to enable tlre arms 13 and 14 to beattached temporarily to the leaves, we provide the same with clips 40which may have substantially the form shown. These clips are adapted tobe for'ced over the edges of the leaves, as will be readily understood.

With the construction described for the releasing mechanism 19, itshould be understood that the arms 13 and 14 will be released insuccession. After the first arm is r'eleased, the second ar'rn moves upso as to come in contact with the shoulder 25 so as to be rotatedtherebyl While we have illustrated only two of these ar'rns, there maybe more of them if desired. In order to assist in guiding the arms 13and 14 into the space between the lips 24 and 29 near the shoe 22, weprovide a guide bracket 41 which projects forwardly on the fr'arne andis for'med with a horizontal slot 42 in which the arms pass, as will bereadily understood.

IVe provide means for returning the arms 13 and 14 to their normalposition at the right which enables the music upon the folio to beplayed again. pose, a r'eplacer' 43 is employed which consists of anar'm having a shank 44, as indicated in Fig. 3, which shank extendsvertically behind the central bar 5 of the fr'ame 1, being rotatablymounted in suitable brackets 45. Between these brackets around the shank44 there is arranged a helical spring 4G which normally tends to holdthe replacer 43 at the left of the frame 1 and in the position shown inFig. 2. The outer' eX- tr'emity of the ar'rn of the replacer 43 isoffset downwar'dly so as to form a neck 47 and this neck is adapted tobe engaged by a catch 48, as indicated very clear'ly in Fig. 7. The saidcatch 48 projects through a slot 49 in the frame 1 and is pivotallymounted at its rear extremity upon a fixed bracket 50. Through the catch4S the aforesaid spring bar 3() passes, and this bar nor'- rnally tendsto hold the catch in an elevated position. Beyond the catch 48 thespring bar 30 has a downward extension or ar'rn 51, the lower' extremitywhereof is guided through a bracket 52 near the lower portion of theframe 1, and beyond this br'acket the arm 51 is for'med with a forwardlyextending' foot 53 which pr'ojects through a slot 54 in the frame 1 andis adapted to be depressed by ones linger. Beyond the neck 47, thereplacer 43 is formed into a downwardly projecting finger 55 which isformed on its forward face, as indicated in Fig. 2, with a notch 56. Inthis notch or recess 'the extremities of the arms 13 and 14 arereceived. These arms ar'e just long enough to engage the edge of theiin- For this pur-l ger 55, as shown, this arrangement being adopted fora purpose which will appear' more fully hereinafter. It should beunderstood that the replacer 43 normally occupies the 'position in whichit is shown in Fig. 2, being held in thisposition by the spring 46.\\"`hen the piece of music has been played and the two arms 13 and 14occupy the position at the left of the frame, the piano player'depr'esses the foot 53, which r'eleases the replacer 43. The spr'ing 46of the replacer' is of consider'ably greater' strength than the springs1G and 17,

-so that the replacer suddenly rotates towar'd the right of the frameand toward the position in which it is indicated in dotted lines in Fig,2. In this way the arms 1.3 and 14 are returned to their' normalposition at the right. They pass into the shoe and ar'e caught behindthe shoulder' 25 therein.

The engagement between the ends of the ar'ms 1.3 and 14 and the nger 55is so slight that when the arms 13 and 14 are arrested at the shoe, thereplacer continues its movement, the finger 55 snapping over the ends ofthe arms so that it comes against the face ofthe fr'arne 1 behind thearms. In this way the arms ar'e released from the replacer, and whenreleased from the releasing mechanism 19, they can return one at a timeto their' normal position. l

By reason of the adjustable stem 37, the height of the loot 3S may bearranged to suit any piano upon which the device may be set. In Fig. 1,the device is illustrated in position on the piano, the keyboard beingrepresented at 57 and the music r'est at 58. In the illustration, thepiano represented is supposed to have a tilting music r'ack 59 which ispivoted at G0 near its ripper' edge and is adapted to be moved forwardlyinto an inclined position, as indicated. Against the forward face ofthis rack our device rests. In order to support the device in position,the frame 1, near the lower' edge thereof, is provided on its r'ear'side with rearwardly projecting fingers G1, and these fingers ar'epreferably formed of stout wire and are adapted to lie against theupper' side of the music r'est 5S, as indicated. These tingers may bebent into any desired position, so as to adapt the device to use onpianos of various construction.

In or'der' to guide the arms 13 and 14 as they come against the face ofthe frame at the left, we provide a guide bracket 62 similar' to theguide bracket 41 afor'esaid.

I'Iaving thus described our invention, we claim as new and desir-e tosecure by Letters Patent:

1. In a music turner, in combination, a frame adapted to hold a musicfolio, arms adapted to engage the leaves of said folio. means forturning said arms one at a time, and a spring-actuated replacer adaptedto return said arms simultaneously.

2. ln a music turner, in combination, a frame adapted to hold a musici'olio, swingingl arms adapted to engage i'hc leaves of' said i'olio toturn the same, springs in connection with said :irrns for turning thesame individually, a swingingl replacer' arm. a spring therefor', meansfor normally retaining said replacer arm on the side toward which saidfirst arms move in turningl the sheets, means for retaining said firstarms, means for releasing said tir-st arms individually, and means forreleasing said replacer arm to return said first arms collectively bythe force of said second named spring.

3. ln a device of the class described, in combination, a frame adaptedto support a music folio, arms pivotally mounted upon said frame andhaving means for engaging the edges of the leaves of said folio, meansfor swinging said arms one at a time to turn the leaves, a replacer armpivotally mounted on said frame, means tending to throw said replacerarm in a direction to return said tirst named arms to their normalposition, and a movable catch adapted to hold said replacer arm.

-L In a device of the class described, in combination, a frame adaptedto support a music folio, arms pivotally mounted on said frame andhaving means for engaging the edges ol the leaves of said folio, meansfor actuating said arms to turn said leaves, a replacer arm pivotallymounted on said frameand havingl a nger engaging the extremities of saidfirst named arms, means for actuating said replacer arm to return saidfirst named arms to their normal position, said finger having a slightengagement with said iirst named arms whereby said tinger may passbehind the ends ot said first named arms when the same are returned totheir normal position.

In a music turner, in combination, a frame adapted to support a musicfolio, arms movably mounted thereupon and adapted to engage the edges ofthe leaves of said t'olio, means for moving said arms one by one fromthe right to the left on said frame, a replacer arm having a fingerengaging the extremities of said hrst named arms and pivotally mountedon said frame, a spring tending to move said replacer arm toward theright to return said lirst named arms to their normal position, a catchnormally engaging said replacer arm, and means for releasing said catch.

(i. In a music turner, in combination, a frame adapted to support amusic folio, arms adapted to turn the leaves of said folio, a stemhaving a foot projecting forwardly from said frame near the middleportion thereof, mechan ism connected with said stem for controllingsaid arms, a spring-actuated replacer arm cooperating with said lirstarms to return the same to their normal position, a springarm having afoot projecting forwardly from said frame, and means operated therebyfor controlling said replacer arm.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inthe 'presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH F. YOUNG. EDWARD L. BRENNAN.

Witnesses SHnnwooD BARRETT, .ToHN Il. LYoNs.

